2014 No. 303

Marriage

The Civil Partnership (Prescribed Bodies) (Scotland) Regulations 2014

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 94A(1)(a)(i) of the Civil Partnership Act 20041 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 94A(2)(a)2 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 the bodies prescribed in regulation 2 have requested the Scottish Ministers to prescribe them.

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Partnership (Prescribed Bodies) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 16th December 2014.

Prescribed bodies2

The body prescribed for the purposes of section 94A(1)(a)(i) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 is listed in the Schedule to these Regulations.

ALEX NEILA member of the Scottish GovernmentSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

SCHEDULE

Regulation 2

The Scottish Unitarian Association

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Section 94A(1)(a)(i) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 enables the Scottish Ministers to prescribe the religious or belief bodies whose ministers, clergymen, pastors, priests or other celebrants are entitled to register civil partnerships without the need to be registered as approved celebrants or temporarily authorised under the Civil Partnership Act 2004.

Regulation 2 of these Regulations prescribes the Scottish Unitarian Association.